FDA warns of accidental overdoses from compounded versions of Ozempic
Jul 30, 2024
(HealthDay News) — People taking compounded versions of Ozempic have been overdosing on the drug, the US Food and Drug Administration warns. These ODs typically are due to miscommunications or miscalculations...
COPD set to reach about 600 million cases worldwide by 2050
Dec 11, 2023
The number of cases is projected to increase by 47.1% among women versus 9.4% among men by 2050.
Low prostate cancer-specific mortality seen for men with localized disease
Mar 13, 2023
Prostate cancer-specific mortality was low for men randomly assigned to active monitoring, prostatectomy or radiotherapy.
Muscle adiposity tied to cognitive decline
Jun 09, 2023
A five-year increase in fat stored in the thigh muscle was tied to cognitive decline in older men and women.
Benefits of dapagliflozin in heart failure similar for men, women
Nov 16, 2022
The primary end point similarly was reduced for men and women with dapagliflozin; no differences were seen in secondary outcomes or safety events.
Sex-specific differences seen in link between exercise and all-cause, CVD death
Feb 20, 2024
Regular physical activity was linked to a reduced risk for all-cause mortality in women and men, with a greater reduction for women.
FDA approves first drug meant to ease Alzheimer’s disease-llnked agitation
May 11, 2023
Patients who received 2 or 3 mg of Rexulti had significant improvements in agitation scores compared with patients taking a placebo.
Study identifies factors tied to age-related hearing loss
Mar 11, 2024
Being underweight and smoking were significant in men, whereas age at menarche and weight were significant in women.
In diabetes, women have higher risk for venous thromboembolism
Jan 05, 2023
The risk was increased 1.17-fold for women versus men with diabetes who were aged 20 to 79 years.
SARS-CoV-2 infection linked to increased risk for diabetes
Apr 18, 2023
The fraction of incident diabetes cases attributable to SARS-CoV-2 infection was 3.41% overall and 4.75% among men.